According to polls conducted by Gallup, nine out of ten Americans have at least one Bible in their home, but nearly half of these Bible-owners rarely or never read the Bible. In fact, forty-one percent of all Americans polled indicate they have never read the Bible. That’s about 117 million people! And outside of the United States, the figures are even more dismal.

So for the season of Lent, we’re bringing special emphasis to the reading Scripture at SCG. The Bible is our blueprint for living and in reading it, we attempt to learn, live, teach and inspire from its rich history and insightful truth. So we’re challenging everyone at SCG to read through the gospels over the next 40 days in preparation of Easter.

When you break it down, it’s actually very simple:

1. There are a total of 89 chapters in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
2. To read through the gospels in 40 days, all you need to read is approximately 2.23 chapters a day.
3. Reading 2.23 chapters a day will take you about 6.5 minutes.
4. On average, we’re awake 960 minutes in a day and reading 2.23 chapters a day will take less than .006% of your day.

• Download our 40 Day Bible Reading Plan and rediscover the story of Jesus’ life and journey to the cross as we prepare our heart and mind for resurrection.